February 14, 1986 Page 7 Youth nuked OTTAWA(CUP) The Katim- avik youth volunteer program which involved 20,000 young people during its ten years of existence, died last week without a sound of protest in the House of Commons. But down the hall Senator acques Hebert, who founded the program, read his col- leagues a blistering open let- ter to prime minister Brian Mulroney, attacking the de- cision ‘‘on the pretext that times are hard, ‘to pass up this marvelous investment in the future.’’ * - Secretary of State Benoit Bouchard met Katimavik ad- ministrators Jan. 28 to inform them the $19 million funding for the programme was being cut. ‘He said after ten years we have to try something dif- ferent,’’ Hebert said. Bouchard’s office said the money would be redirected to job creation programmes from the ministry of employment and immigration, or to other programmes that will soon be announced by the ministry of youth. But Lisa Van Deusen, press secretary to minister of youth Andree Champagne, would not supply any details of these future programmes. And she said Champagne took no part in the decision to close K&timavik. “This was a decision of the: secretary of state,’” Van Deusen said. “Priority number one is jobs,’’ said Bouchard’s press secretary, Marie-Josee La- pointe. ‘‘For a $20 million programme that reaches 2,000 people, we think we can do better. It’s a Cadilac programme that we can turn into a Volkswagen program- ” me. Out of S.A. OTTAWA (CUP) Five more universities have taken some action to divest from comp- nies which do business with the South African govern- ment. ..The board of governors at the University of British Columbia plans a policy of “selective divestment,’’ sel- ling shares in those com- panies which refuse to comply with the Canadian Code of Conduct, for companies oper- ating in South Africa. .. The code, not revised since 1977, advises companies to pay blacks equally to whites and allow blacks to unionize. ..Among Canadian compa- nies, only Alcan has filed a report of compliance with the code. ..The student councils at McGill University in Montreal and the University of Prince Edward Island have stopped stocking Carling-O’ Keefe and Rothman’s products in their pubs and campus stores, in protest against those compa- nies controlled by the South African Rembrandt Group. _.At the University of Wind- sor, the students’ council re- cently voted support for di- vestment of faculty associa- tion pension funds from com- panies with South African interests. ..Meanwhile the University of Ottawa’s rector Antoine D’lorio told a reporter re- cently he has no knowledge - that any ot the university's $200 million pension fund is invested in South Africa re- lated companies. The U of O’s chancellor Maurice Sauve resigned, last summer from the Canadian South African Society an organisation funded by large South African corporations to promote investment in South Gare Sauve is married to - Caner Gove" South African law is based on apartheid, | which _ insures supremacy to five million whites, denies rights to 24 million blacks and_ restricts the rights of almost four million Asians and _ people of mixed race. York divested Jan.22. McGill divesed in November. -At Dalhousie, board mem- bers disagree about what divestment means. The uni- versity’s vice-president for finance says $3 million in investments is _ involved. Others say $6 million, and a committee of four board members, two senate mem- bers, and two students will sort out the dispute. .The board’s committee on matters of social responsi- bility told students represent- atives Jan.20 they will rely on quarterly financial reports to determine if the university is divesting. ‘Divestment is going ahead,’’ said McGill anti- apartheid activist —_ Nigel Crawhill, ‘‘but the board has not changed its policy that students do not have the right ‘to know about the internal workings of McGill’s finances. Graphic/ Carillon The Katimavik program is for individuals 17 to 21 where they work and live in several of more than 700 communities in Canada for nine months, with free food and board. For three months, partici- pants spend time in three regions of Canada in groups of 12, building playgrounds and ski trails, paint base- ments, and helping the elder- ly and the handicapped, and other projects. This program, a $20 million project for about 1,000 young people per year has attracted 20,000 young Canadians over the nine year period. The program was set to end by June 1987. Senator Jac- ques Hibert, the founding president of Katimavik, is ‘‘mad as hell’’ concerning the government decision. The. program is not without its rewards. Katimavik won a U.N. award last year for leadership in improving and protecting the environment because of the Canadian youth involvement in reforest- ation. BUYS GET 10! Save with Greyhound’s new Frequent Traveller BONUS TICKET BOOK Now! Greyhound travellers who travel frequently between any two cities or towns can get 25% more with Greyhound’s Special Bonus Ticket Book. Ten rides for the price of eight. Your choice, use in either direction whether travelling alone or as a group. Convenient savings for business commuters, college students, or anyone who makes frequent trips to the same destination and likes to save! 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